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  • bohemian124
    bohemian124 Posts: 152 Member
    If you have a Trader Joe's near you, pick up a bottle of their margarita mix. It is yummy and not loaded with chemicals. Plus it's only like $3 a bottle, so if you don't like it, no biggie! Or you can make your own - fresh lime juice, tequila, triple sec/cointreau, and agave syrup - shake with ice and serve.

    Another favorite is a tequila sea breeze - low calorie cranberry juice, fresh grapefruit juice, and tequila. Sooooo good. We have a grapefruit tree, so we do fresh juice, but I suppose you could use bottled grapefruit juice too; I wouldn't do a lower calorie one though, because it would probably be too sweet from artificial sugars, which would ruin the bitter/tart flavor.

    If I'm out, I'll try to order a skinny drink if I want a cocktail - they usually have club soda as a filler so less calories. Typically though, I stick with white wine, because I like it and I can figure out the calories easier.
  • myemmaqt
    myemmaqt Posts: 1
    Freeze cubed watermelon overnight, mix with fresh lime juice, some agave if needed and a good tequila. Also sparkling wines (champagne, prosecco, cava) have less calories then red or whites.
  • Kaelakcr
    Kaelakcr Posts: 505 Member
    With gin, I'd try New Amsterdam. It's not fancy shmancy gin, but it actually has a really nice, subtle flavor. I like to make homemade lemonade with mint (you can control the amount of sugar and/or add an artificial sweetener), add club soda and gin, and boom; heaven. My friends that HATE gin love that drink.

    Great suggestion. I don't really care for New Amsterdam, but that's because the flavor doesn't smack me in the face like others do and that's what I love about gin.

    Comb 9 gin is also quite mellow - it's made with honeycomb and has a touch of sweetness.

    Yeah, she said she doesn't like the piney flavor of gin. :D I will have to try that, it sounds amazing.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    bourbon, show it a picture of an iceberg, and give it a sprig of mint.

    The mint makes it a cocktail.
  • red2dot
    red2dot Posts: 3 Member
    I like regular margaritas rocks too BUT have been sticking with tequilla/diet ginger ale with lime. Pretty tasty!
  • ilfaith
    ilfaith Posts: 16,769 Member
    If you drink diet soda, I sometimes make a lighter version of a grapefruit basil mojito with fresh basil, muddled with a splash of grapefruit juice (fresh or bottled), rum and a bit of Fresca. A more traditional mojito can be done with mint instead of basil, fresh lime juice, and diet Sprite (or other lemon/lime soda).
  • socalkay
    socalkay Posts: 746 Member
    greyhounds (vodka and grapefruit juice) works for me.
  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
    If i go out and drink, i just ask for whatever flavor vodka i want + soda water. Roughly 90 calories, tastes like lightly flavored fizzy water. A lot better than the rum and coke i used to drink.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    Bourbon. Neat.

    All sorts of win.
    A nice, peaty, single-malt scotch, neat would be all sorts of win too. LMK how it turns out and I'll live vicariously.

    that's my choice too. Or vodka with sf lemon soda
  • MinimalistShoeAddict
    MinimalistShoeAddict Posts: 1,946 Member
    Lots of great options here sorted by calorie to alcohol ratio:

    www.getdrunknotfat.com
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    I'll give you guys a special one I just created:

    1.5 oz cachaca
    0.25 oz Sound Spirits Vow of Silence liquer
    1/2 lime
    1 tsp vanilla sugar
    ice

    In a rocks glass, muddle the lime and sugar. Add in liquor and ice. Stir. Done.
  • Equina
    Equina Posts: 59 Member
    Look up the Hungry Girl version of margs. SOOO good. It uses diet 7-up, lemonade crystal light, lime juice and tequila. mix with lots of ice in the blender. Seriously good and low cal.
  • sylviadeannek
    sylviadeannek Posts: 16
    Thanks all! I have a lot of ideas for stuff to make at home. I think the biggest challenge for me is going to be my nights out.....$2 bottoms shelf drinks and no diet sodas at the bar. I'm a pretty broke girl! If only things that were cheaper were always less calories..........this would be a perfect world!
  • SHHitsKaty
    SHHitsKaty Posts: 301
    Tito's Vodka and club soda with some lime and lemon.
  • carrieliz81
    carrieliz81 Posts: 489 Member
    A bar by my house makes this delicious drink which includes Effen Cucumber vodka, muddled mint, and seltzer. It's so refreshing and delicious! A flavorful twist on the standard vodka and club soda.
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    Dark N Stormy - Goslings and Ginger Beer
    Bourbon. Neat
    Scotch. Neat
    Dark rum . Neat - not bacardi or captain garbage, try Cruzan, or Goslings

    Red Wine - White is for suckers
    Stout - Guiness packs a **** ton of flavour into a reasonable amount of calories

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